[direwolf74]

All that to say, I can find many things to enjoy on every Hip album.

Totally agree with this. In my humble opinion, the Hip have never made a truly bad album. Sure there are albums that I prefer more than others, and a couple that I hardly ever listen to, if ever (WATS, the EP). But even a sub-standard Hip album is still fairly solid for the most part, and is often better than 90% of the shite that passes for music on mainstream radio these days. Looking back over their entire discography, the Hip have been remarkably consistent with the overall quality of their music. The fact that they're still such a creative force 30+ years into their career says a lot about how special and unique this band is. Not to mention the fact that we're still talking about them and having these kinds of debates with each other every time they put out new material. That's pretty rare when you stop to think about it.